A Review on the Effect of Reaction Parameters on

Abstract

Biodiesel is an environment friendly fuel that comes with less pollution compared to the fossil fuel, which diesel engines can use fully or as partial replacement, to the petroleum based conventional diesel. It is normally produced from locally available materials such as plants, waste cooking oil, animal fats etc. The production of biodiesel can be done through a transesterification reaction which is affected by some reaction parameters including; reaction time, reaction temperature, catalyst concentration, content of free fatty acid etc. however, literature is scarce on the review of factors affecting the transesterification reaction. Hence, this study intends to discuss the factors that influence biodiesel production.

Keywords: Biodiesel, reaction-time, reaction-temperature, catalyst-concentration, FFA